• Copywriting

  • Websites

  • Brochures


From copywriting to corporate identity, from strategy to implementation, I enjoy helping businesses to develop a strong brand image with a clear and simple message.


Keeping it simple
The stronger the brand, the simpler the message. Think of all the companies whose products and services you respect, from Sony to Apple, from Coca Cola to BMW. They all deliver highly complex products, but their messages are so clear, so simple. That doesn’t happen by accident; it requires great discipline and consistency.

So what is the essence of your activity and how well is it communicated? Why should customers choose you (or me) above other suppliers? How can you motivate your partners or employees to give you their fullest support?
trust authenticity impact precision

Qualities such as trust and authenticity are as important to communicate as excitement and innovation. Why? Because in a world awash with information, you need to tell a compelling story and deliver it with impact and precision. Above all you need to make it simple.
Bordeaux and Beyond is an Immobilier based in Aquitaine and caters exclusively to the English speaking market. I helped to develop the business from scratch, including coming up with the name and developing the corporate identity and web site, which I now manage. Click logo to visit site.
 
 
The Knowledge Exchange enables health care professionals across the NHS to share knowledge and experience of delivering a wide range of services. I helped to re-brand the web site and produced a newsletter to build awareness of the site. Click logo to download pdf of newsletter.
 
 
i-coach academy provides graduate courses for executive coaches. MD Caroline Horner needed some help to get her web site up and running and I helped to plan the site structure and write first draft copy which she could take forward.
 
 
CPM is a long established recruitment company that specialises in catering and retail. They wanted to broaden their offer to general staff recruitment and needed a new web site with branding that reflected their master site. Parity Solutions asked me to come up with a new concept that they could take forward. Click logo to see concept.

CareerMax is a careers advisory service helping anyone from school leavers to senior executives to choose the right career for them. I developed the corporate identity and a brochure to launch the company. Click the logo to download pdf of brochure.
Dynamic Solutions
Dynamic Solutions provides highly interactive, drama-based training that is designed to achieve culture change across organisations. The brief was to reflect the transition that trainees undergo during the training process leading towards the ultimate goal of emotional commitment. The brochure is a three fold leaflet. Click to download PDF
Magex Launch Brochure
Magex is the digital rights management (DRM) and payment service founded by NatWest. I worked with the Head of Communications during and after the launch, writing presentations, web content and this brochure. I try to make pages dynamic and interesting, using panels, diagrams and flow charts to encourage readers to explore and find out more.

Insights
Here are some articles that describe my approach to the use of video:
Brand Conundrum - Mysteries of Brands Explained
Beer Mat Entrepreneur - Tips from a highly successful entrepreneur
Pitching to Win - How to get the business in

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